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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in elearning technology make it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these significant new open education ventures. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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